Ink-pad holder



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E. M. BAYNE.

- INK PAD HOLDER.

No. 250,873. Patented Deo. 18,1881.

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AUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMMOR M. BAYNE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

INK-PAD HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,873, dated December l13, 1881.

Application filed August 11, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMMOR M. BAYNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-Pad Holders; and I do hereby declare the following tol be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompan ying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a top view of the device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section in the line xx, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a top view thereof, with the lid removed. Fig. 4 is a crosssection in the line y y, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Myinvention has for its object the construction of an ink-pad holder, by which an inner casing fitting snugly the inner measurement of the box or holder serves to hold the printing material in position and render the holder less destruetible.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the main body, and B the lid, of a box or holder. Adjacent to the inner walls of the main body A, and extending` completely around it, is secured a rim or casing, C.

The material holding the printing-ink is designated G, and occupies a position at the bottom of the box. Stretched over the top of this material is a piece of cotton or linen fabric, D, which passes up between the inside of the walls of the body A and the outside walls of the casing C, which sleeve, when placed in position,

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fit-s the body tightly, and by the fabric D lying between it and the walls of the box thus holds the fabric firmly. The porous condition of the cover allows the ink to pass through and be absorbed by it when pressing the stamp upon it, and furthermore keeps all foreign matter from the ink material Gr.

The casing O does not extend quite to the bottom of the box A. This allows the entire bottom to be covered evenly with the printing material, the sleeve C, besides, holding in position the fabric D, so that no injury can accrue to the printing material, either by roughly handling or inverting it.

To add to the permaneney of the casing C, pins e a, fastened in the sides of the box, may be introduced; but in most casesthe fabric being held tightly in the position named, there can occur no displacement, and they need only be used in tightening the. linen or cotton fabric over the printing material, which, from use, becomesextrenielyloose. Thisisaccomplis'hed by forcing the casing farther down, so that the pins may enter holes in the side of the casing farther up provided for the purpose. The casing O has the additional advantage of weight, which will tend to steady the box when manipulating it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is The combination of the box A, containing the printing material, and the porous fabric D, said fabric held in position over the printing material by an inner retaining-sleeve, O, in the manner and for the purpose speeied.V

E. M. BAYNE. Vitnesses:

Unas. F. VAN HORN, LEWIS F. BEoUs. 

